# Men & Chicken (2015)

> Two estranged brothers’ search for their biological family becomes a grotesque, deadpan descent into hereditary secrets on a remote Danish island.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/180343

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
- Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro, Ole Thestrup, Bodil Jørgensen, Kirsten Lehfeldt
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3877674/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: darkly comic, grotesque, absurd, offbeat movie night, dark comedy double feature

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